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There really are docs like this in L&D. My cousin just graduated from med school as an OB, and 2 years ago when she started assisting and performing her first c-sections (d/t failure to progress) she had a doc who was 'supervising' her with a c-section, and as they are walking into the surgical room the doc looks at her and says 'you think you can do this in 20 min., I have somewhere to go, so if you can't just let me cut her open'. My cousin, new and not used to standing up for herself yet, said 'sure I can do it'. As she was checking where to cut, she hesitated and told the doc she didn't think the area was right, it felt too thick, and the doc told her 'cut already, I said 20 min.".

So my cousin did, against her better judgement, and yup, it was wrong. She was cutting through the poor womans bladder. She had to conitinue after making the first cut so her bladder was cut all the way through, and the baby was delivered through her bladder. The doctor was sued, and she had to explain what happened to the lady and explain it to her husband.

Yes, there are great OB's out there, but in true emergency cases, lets hope there are competent ones!